Category: Nursing
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Sexual Harassment in the Nursing Workplace
Table of Contents Introduction Proven Sexual Harassment Case Action Plan to Prevent Sexual Harassment Steps that could be taken to Address Sexual Harassment Conclusion References Introduction Nurses often undergo different types of sexual harassment in the workplace. Although understanding how to curb the vice is an important topic in the nursing field, even the most…
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Professional Nurse Leader’s Interview on Nursing Philosophy
Introduction Nurses should develop adequate skills to deliver exemplary services to their patients. They should use leadership dexterities to influence and mentor others. Leadership has emerged as an evidence-based concept that can support the delivery of superior health services. This exercise, therefore, presents new concepts that can be used by practitioners to develop better nursing…
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Psychiatric Patient: The Special Nursing Care Needs
The nurse’s job is to provide comprehensive care, which may include working with the patient’s mental health. Although not all registered nurses are trained in mental health care, they are nonetheless responsible for providing services to mentally ill patients and helping them manage their mental disorders. The unpreparedness of nurses is indicative of the poor…
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Elderly Patient Falls as a Nursing Care Issue
Nursing Care Issue Patient falls are sentinel events that result in prolonged hospitalization, increased medical costs, poor health outcomes, and premature deaths. The selected issue for this discussion is that of fall prevention in elderly patients. Medical professionals should collaborate and present evidence-based strategies to ensure that more people receive high-quality and sustainable services (Qin…
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US Nursing Master’s Education and Its Essentials
Abstract The AACN Essentials of Master’s education in nursing is designed to cover all of the core functions and roles of a qualified nursing professional including collaboration, leadership, quality improvement, putting evidence into practice, advocacy and policy, disease prevention and health promotion, the use of technologies, and innovative approach. The nursing graduates must be aware…
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High-Quality Nursing Practice and Needed Skills
Table of Contents Nursing Practice Caring Concepts Example of Caring Conclusion References Nurses need to facilitate their clients and benefit them that is why it is vital for them to have enough knowledge and well-developed skills (Chamberlain College of Nursing, 2016). All patients are different that each of them requires appropriate and unique care (Manley,…
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Comfort vs. Wounded Healer Nursing Care Models
Table of Contents Review of the Comfort Theory Review of the Nurse as Wounded Healer Theory Conclusion References There are multiple approaches to providing nursing care, and different practitioners and theorists can offer a vast array of models that organize knowledge and practices into systematic understandings of what nurses do and how they should do…
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Undergraduate Surgical Nursing Preparation
The article written by Foran (2016) presents the results of research aimed at studying the connection between guided practical tasks performed by nursing students and their knowledge related to surgery and the basics of nursing care. The article outlines the results of a quantitative study involving the statistical analysis and a questionnaire. As for the…
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Patient Data Protection in Nursing Informatics
Through the advancement of science and technology, healthcare providers run functions efficiently – from treatment to information management. Ethical decisions are required during which the healthcare professionals need to be honest and trustworthy. Given that the world keeps on changing in terms of unique work ethics, new technologies, different healthcare settings, and diverse patient needs,…
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American Nursing Association Initiatives in the US
Nursing professionals in the US possess the knowledge and practical experience for delivering primary care to patients, however, in most states the scope of their practice is limited due to legislation. The American Nursing Association (ANA) raises the awareness of this issue and cooperates with local authorities to mitigate it. This paper aims to evaluate…